Surveilance video from Epstein's New York residence, for example. We know he had cameras all over. He ran things as if he had blackmail material on people. Do you really think he didn't? I don't.
I'm not doubting he did. I'm doubting the FBI has access to it.
Epstein was interrogated in 2005 already - he knows what law enforcement would do for its first steps and make sure not to put anything in plain sight.
If the materials were just lying around in his apartment? Yes, we likely would have. It's literally the same issue as any conspiracy theory like 9\11 or the moon landing. Too many people are involved that the idea that all of them keep their mouth shut is practically impossible.
Also if there is clear and cut evidence, it could very well be Maxwell's ticket to a a deal to reduce her sentence not to mention potentially other people who were involved there like staff.
I don't share your confidence in that at all. I find it quite easy to believe the FBI buried that stuff.
That is conspiracy talk. The FBI is not a single person. It is an organization made of many people. The idea that all of them decide to magically cooperate because what exactly?
Their career are threatened? That threat never works over a long period with so many people because literally anyone who decides to leave has nothing to lose.
They were all under payments? Unlikely and leaves more evidence.
They all decided that they are willing to protect some individual? Really?
Let's say a former president was involved. Clinton or Trump, doesn't matter. You're telling me that everyone involved were on the exact same political side?
Far more likely that there's at least one person on the other political side who would super easily anonymously leak the tape to some news source.
Here's the kicker: I don't think there's actually any laws on the books that would make it illegal for them from doing that. We know for certain that the DoJ went easy on Epstein back in 2008. Is it really a stretch to think they're going easy on his accomplices now?
When I mentioned laws, I meant that they can't just tell the press "We know X was involved" unless they have evidence.
I don't believe there is any law that says they have to charge someone with anything.
As for cutting Epstein some slack, sure. Because he is a rich powerful white man and back in 2008 sexual predators weren't "that big of a deal".
We're in 2023. It's a different time.
But he was investigated and it was public record - even back then.
To make the short version - It's Occam's razor - the simplest explanation with fewest entities is the most likely one.
What is the simpler story here?
That the FBI just doesn't have conclusive evidence against anyone else?
Or that they do have evidence but keep it quiet because of some conspiracy that must entangle each and every person in and outside the organization that was involved from the top to the bottom?